英语听力精选进阶版 6636

Yang Li: Hello, welcome to Authentic¹ Real English from BBC Learning² English. 我是杨莉，大家好。

Tracy: And I’m Tracy.

Yang Li: Tracy, I heard you are going to do a bungee jump. 是真的吗？你难道真的是要去跳蹦极跳 bungee jump?

Tracy: Yes I am. I mean, why not? I think it will be fun.

Yang Li: You are bonkers. 你怎么会想到去玩这么危险的游戏呢？

Tracy: I’m raising money for charity.

Yang Li: Oh, I see. 你是为了给慈善机构捐款。

Tracy: We’re looking for more people, Li. Would you like to join me?

Yang Li: I couldn’t. I think you have to be bonkers to do a bungee jump.

Tracy: Let’s explain what bonkers B.O.N.K.E.R.S. means:

Yang Li: It means that you are crazy or mad. It means that you have lost your mind. Crazy 疯狂的，mad 也是发疯的意思，还有 lost your mind 失去理智。

Tracy: Yes, those are some good synonyms³. You could say that you think I am crazy for wanting to do a bungee jump.

Yang Li: 我也可以说，I think you have lost your mind.

Tracy: Yes, or you could say that you think I am bonkers.

Yang Li: You are bonkers. Why are these people being called bonkers?

Examples

A: I think I need more exercise so I’m going to walk to work tomorrow.

B: You’re bonkers. You live over seven miles away from the office.

A: I have a meeting with the boss tomorrow and I’m going to ask for a promotion⁴.

B: Really, you’re bonkers. He’ll never agree to that.

Tracy: Some of those people did sound as if they were a little bonkers. Don’t you think?

Yang Li: 是的，听上去他们也是够 bonkers, 不过疯狂程度还是不如你。说来说去我还是不敢相信你真的是要去玩蹦极跳。

Tracy: Well you had better believe it.

Yang Li: Ok, I think we had better finish here before Tracy decides to do any other bonkers activities.

Yang Li: 谢谢大家收听我们 BBC 英语教学为您特别提供制作的《地道英语》节目。

Tracy: Bye.

Yang Li: 我们下次节目再见。

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 synonyms   

同义词( synonym的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• If you want to grasp English, you must carefully discriminate synonyms. 如果你想掌握好英语，你必须仔细区分同义词。
• Study the idioms and synonyms l wrote down before your test. 学考试前我给你写的习惯用语和同义字。

4 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。